Security Engineer-Stellen

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 3% · 69
• Middle 4% · 90
• Senior 60% · 1,271
• Lead+ 32% · 684

Few Junior roles — 3%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 2 114 postings that name a level, Junior — 3%, Middle — 4%, Senior — 60%, Lead+ — 32%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS26%
• ○ Python20%
• ○ Azure16%
• ○ GCP11%
• ○ Kubernetes10%
• ○ LLM8%
• ○ Terraform7%
• ○ DevSecOps7%

Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself

Share of open postings that mention each skill: AWS — 26%, Python — 20%, Azure — 16%, GCP — 11%, Kubernetes — 10%, LLM — 8%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US1,319
• 🇬🇧 the UK250
• 🇵🇱 Poland247
• 🇮🇳 India154
• 🇸🇬 Singapore153
• 🇩🇪 Germany127

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team67%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites29%
• Telegram channels — job channels4%

Where the openings come from: 67% from company career sites (direct apply), 29% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.